Being creative is important to Amanda Szumowicz. It’s a necessity in her position as the owner of a retail store where clothing, jewelry and shoes often need coordination for customer appeal. While been home-schooled, Szumowicz worked at the Wears Like New consignment boutique, 4362 Miller Road, for some time. After 13 years, she became owner […]

A Flint spiritual leader is working to change lives for the better, as many as 200 women at a time. That is the story of Tarnesa Martin, founder and owner of Women of Radical Praise, an event-driven, self-funded organization that began in 2013 to empower women through testimonials of success, survival and resilience. Martin hosts […]

When the last big-box grocery store left Flint, about 100,000 residents were left with one less major shopping option for affordable, fresh food. The void punctuated by Kroger’s closing on Davison Road in 2015 left residents, community leaders and local government to seek solutions, but the effort has grown into something bigger. Several independent retail […]

Flint author Danielle Green wants to educate girls about their inner beauty. Through her children’s story, Hey, Pretty Girl, a new self-help book, Green challenges societal standards of beauty by spotlighting qualities on the inside that make girls pretty. The book has been available since early spring. “I have a passion for women. I have […]

Depending on who you ask, it might be the most important decision of the day, year, or even lifetime. It can sometimes be a black woman’s costliest monthly investment besides the mortgage installment or car note. Hair is the crucial it in so many black households, both in Flint and throughout the country. A production […]

At one point in her life Ebonie Gipson was making large profits for some of the biggest brands in the world. Now she is using her experience to build local companies. Gipson, owner of I’m Building Something Consulting LLC, is a small business consultant. Although she’s spent only one formal year operating her company, she […]

To make sure his congregation and community enjoy healthy food options one pastor took it upon himself to find resources to feed more Flint residents. Pastor Patrick Wayne Sanders of New Jerusalem Full Gospel Baptist Church at 1035 East Carpenter Road, developed the nonprofit Fresh Start CDC about five years ago, around the same time […]